Malaysia-"Leaping Tiger" Postage Stamps-Federated Malay States-Some Varieties-Illustrated

Illustrated below are some examples of the "Leaping Tiger" stamps issued in the early 1900's for Malaya. Some variations in the printings are due to the various dies used in the printings. Some show a thicker line under the word "Malay" others a thinner line with some variation in the "C" of the value. The 10 Cent value below shows both the thicker line under Malay and variation in the "C" of the value between left and right at the top.

This is an earlier printing of the issue from 1900-1901

Two Dies were used in the production of the 1 Cent issue. This is an example of Die 2 issued in 1908.

The 1 Cent value below shows both the thinner line under the word Malay and a thicker "C" in the value.

British Empire Stamps-1925 British Empire Exhibition Postage Stamp

Originally issued in 1924 to commemorate the British Empire Exhibition the 1 penny (scarlet) and 1 penny/halfpenny (brown) were re-issued again in 1925. Illustrate below is an example of the 1925 issue. The later re-issue is valued slightly higher than the original issue.

British Empire Stamps-India-George the 5th definitives.Some varieties and overprints

Illustrated below are George the 5th Indian Empire Stamps showing some of the printings, varieties and overprints issued during his reign.

                 

The four anna postage stamp was printed in two colours. Originally in an deep olive green (illustrated here) in 1911 then in a sage green in a later printing  with the altered legend "postage and revenue". the earlier exists overprinted "service" as the example shows.

The half anna of the same series shows some variety in shades and printing,The earlier printing of 1912 has the legend "postage and revenue". The later printing only "postage". The earlier printing is also known to exist with a quarter anna overprint (illustrated below)

The one and a half anna of the first issue also exists overprinted "service" with the modified value of one anna as illustrated here.

The values in the first issue are 3 pies, half anna,one anna,one and a half annas, 2 annas, 2 annas and 6 pies (printed in blue and orange), 3,4,6,8,12 annas. Some of these values are illustrated below.